Fotheringhay Castle - England's Most Significant Forgotten Castle
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- Recently I visited Fotheringhay Castle, in Northamptonshire, England. Although there may not look like a castle at all in this video, it's importance to English History is extremely significant. Fotheringhay Castle marks the birthplace of Richard III. One of England's most notorious kings, Richard III would be the man William Shakespeare would blame for the deaths of the, 'Princes in the Tower.' Richard III would also be the usurper who's defeat at the Battle of Bosworth, ending the Wars of the Roses would usher in the Tudor Era.
Also Fotheringhay Castle marks the site of execution and imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots, one of Elizabeth I's biggest threats to the throne. During Elizabeth's reign, tensions with religion existed and a number of plots and attempts to over-throw her would occur. One such plot, The Babington Plot would lead to the execution of her Catholic rival, Mary Queen of Scots. The trial of Mary and her execution played out within the walls of Fotheringhay Castle. It's fair to say Fotheringhay Castle is more than just a hill, it's important to never judge a book by its' cover. The Castle's story is hugely captivating. Also in this video, we visit Fotheringhay Church and discover the links it has to the Wars of the Roses, Edward IV and more importantly, The House of York. Join us as we take a trip into the Medieval Game of Thrones, and explore the remarkable and forgotten, Fotheringhay Castle.
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So much history. I am American, with Scottish & English ancestry. I have located family in Birmingham. I cannot WAIT to make my way to the UK. I am obsessed with history. My dream is to see these historic sites. One day! 🇺🇲❤🇬🇧
I remember going here before covid, I'm sure looking closely I saw the occasional bit of stone on the motte's surface that looked just like that of the surviving part. I also remember how difficult it was to find parking ;) .Great video
Thanks for the comment! Yeah there is a small amount of stone ontop of the Motte, but the only real remaining part is near the river. (Which is a huge shame!) I agree with you about parking, but it’s a really lovely village!
A very good film about one of England's most important,yet largely unknown sites.Sad as the relative absence of tangible remains is, there is a certain poignancy in the undisturbed nature of the location.
Fotheringhay pronounced Fotherin-Gay love these videos great work
It is so sad that even these huge stone castles eventually are no more, or in serious ruin. It just shows how much nothing lasts forever… that’s the great reason our preservation of all things historical is so important.What a marvelous place it must have been!
Selsey/Pagham, West Sussex was the site of an early Norman castle. The earth works still remain just by Church Norton. Close by is the site of RAF Selsey, a temporary airfield from where Spitfires shot down the first Luftwaffe aircraft on D Day. If only I had known this when I was a kid.
Love this format of videos - would be amazing to see the same done for Old Sarum.
Thanks for the comment! I'll have to have a trip down to Old Sarum in the new year! Thanks for your recommendation, stay tuned for this!
I was under the impression that James I (VI of Scotland) had the castle torn down, I suppose to cleanse the site of his mother’s execution. Understandable at the time, but disappointing for us today. I don’t think this was mentioned in the video? As Northamptonshire born and bred I did not know of its Yorkist connection which was very interesting.
Really quite interesting stuff! I hope to visit there one day. I recently learned my 2nd Great-Grandfather, and the few generations before him, lived in Fotheringhay before immigrating to the states, and his relatives and are buried at the church there.
The church used to be 3 times as big as well. There's a model of it inside the church, it was roughly twice as long and also had the college buildings beside it
They could dig up that hill, it will have a lot of information and show her secrets of what is factual. Good video 👍
What happened to the stones of the castle?
Thank you for this wonderful video! The village of Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire is also very beautiful.
So interesting . Thank you .
That brought back some old memories! As a kid I lived nearby in a small village called Warmington ( no, not 'On-Sea' as in Dad's Army! Lol). We used to walk our dog here and I vividly recall being chased by a bull because of our dog being a little pest and we all had to run up to the top of the Motte ( while my dad had the unenviable job of scooping up the dog and making a run for the car!). We used to ride our bikes the few miles there also and play " Saxons V Normans " haha, that was thirty years ago! Bloody hell where did that go?! Scary! I think I'll take my two daughters over there actually, my family and I live in Northampton now and I'd all but forgotten about Fotheringhay and these old memories, so thanks for the inspiration! Love your channel not long discovered it but that's ok as I now binge watch whenever I get to slip away said still Xmas powered excited two and seven year olds! My eldest daughter is showing interest in history now ( particularly the more gruesome! Lol typical!) So a trip out here should be great. We recently visited Rockingham Castle in Corby ( if you get the chance to have a walk around there and make a video that would be epic! I'd love to hear your commentary and insight on that!) I was lucky enough ( if you can say living in Corby was lucky! - sorry Corbyites but you know!) To live nearby this castle too for about a decade as a kid also, had great summer holidays poking about and I recall getting chased off from the grounds! Such a lot of history in this area and the whole country,we're lucky.
Look forward to your next upload, thanks so much!
Great interesting and informative video.
The only thing is that for moments I was having problems trying to understand your accent. It would be great if close caption could be added to the video so more people would be able to easily understand.
Thanks
@1:19 is that an Image of Fotheringhay or Sandal Castle?? Seems that all of Yorks Castles he also built Chantry Chapels
Elizabeth wasn’t Mary’s close friend.. they were cousins. Which is why Elizabeth was so quick to turn her back on Mary, because she was an heir to the English throne and that made her a threat. Mary’s grandmother was a Tutor. Henry the 8ths sister Margaret, was Mary’s grandmother.
I read somewhere that the church is made from the remains of the castle, is this true?
I know it's haunted especially at night 😱
Its River Nen not Nean !!
Richard III isn’t notorious, he is slandered.
wtf is a skelington?